Youth Photography

Each studio teaching artist tailors lessons and projects to student age and skill level. Returning students build on previous concepts and knowledge. All classes teach and reinforce arts fundamentals while nurturing personal artistic growth through:

Foundational skills building

Creative exploration

Critique

Demonstration and Performance

History and Process

Collaborative and Independent Projects

Community building

When a student enters CHAW for the after school arts program, he or she is welcomed into a community of artful thinking, creativity, and collaboration. When not in class, students are invited to participate in village activities ranging from games to homework help to drop-in art projects. Village time offers an opportunity for students to engage with peers who are not in their classes at school, allowing for new connections, friendships, and perspectives to be formed in a safe and nurturing environment where every voice matters and every child is celebrated for his or her unique creative contributions.

Study of digital and darkroom processes combined with exploration of extended and experimental photographic and film techniques provide a framework for building an expressive toolbox that invites students to develop a creative vision, spatial literacy, and a compelling narrative through photography.